Bobcats Drop Conference Matchup Against Fairfield

Thursday, January 25

Hamden, Conn.

5:00 PM

Quinnipiac University

7-10,4-4MAAC

Fairfield

16-1,8-0MAAC

Fairfield

Quinnipiac

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1/25/2024 8:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

HAMDEN, Conn. – The Quinnipiac women's basketball team was defeated by the Fairfield Stags, 74-59, on Thursday evening in Hamden. Grace LaBarge led the Bobcats in scoring with 15 points off the bench.

With the loss, the Bobcats will fall to 7-10 on the season and 4-4 in the MAAC, while Fairfield will improve to 16-1 overall and 8-0 in conference play. This is Fairfield's first win against Quinnipiac since February 27, 2022.

The two teams traded points from the jump and Fairfield held a three-point lead at the first media timeout. Fairfield's lead would grow to six before the Bobcats came back, capped off by a three from Grace LaBarge to tie the game at 20. Fairfield would knock down a three on the other end to end the quarter up three.

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Fairfield would continue to build on their lead, taking a five-point lead into the media timeout. Out of the break, the teams would trade baskets and a three from Anna Foley would make it a two-possession game.

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Fairfield would come down a knockdown a three at the buzzer to take a seven-point lead into the half.

Fairfield's lead would continue to grow in the third quarter as they took a 41-31 lead into the media timeout. Fairfield would not look back as they established a fifteen-point advantage heading into the final ten minutes of the game.

The final quarter was all Stags as they never let the Bobcats back in the game and sealed the 74-59 win over the Bobcats.

NUMBERS AND NOTES

Grace LaBarge came off the bench and led the Bobcats with 15 points.
LaBarge shot 6-10 (60%) from the floor and 3-5 (60%) from behind the arc.
Anna Foley was second on the team with 13 points.
Foley led the team with seven rebounds and tied for the team lead with three assists.
Maria Kealy scored a career high 11 points on 5 for 7 shooting.
Kealy grabbed three rebounds and dished out three assists.
Ava Sollenne added eight points and was 2 for 4 from three-point range.
Kassidy Thompson also notched a new career-high, scoring seven points.